Proverbs 16:9 "The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps."
Today we had planned to visit the Pappillion "Nightclub" and, due to pre-arrangements by the Village Champions, we arrived with hearts full of many emotions that we gave to the Lord in prayer and were expecting to minister to the six women there. However we saw only a greedy business owner and no other women there. So after praying next door! at our translator's home, the Lord soon revealed another plan. We settled in the yard of a gracious family and proceeded to conduct women's ministry. During our morning shift we built relationships through intros, nail painting, and sharing stories. Kimberly shared a powerful personal story. At one point, our translator looked at me and told me they were expecting to hear about the importance of family. In a surreal moment I stood and gave an impromptu lesson about our roles as women in families and God's role as a loving Father who has purpose for each of us.
In the afternoon we returned and many of the same women returned, plus some. We taught them to play Bingo. Melissa was a great caller and all was translated to Creole. The ladies seemed to enjoy this. We then attempted to do the craft we had planned to do in a quieter, enclosed space. Decorating simple flip flops on the lawn was a bit chaotic. A lot chaotic, actually, but our MOH interns assured us it was a relatively tame day of Village Ministry from their perspective. At the end of our time, we helped distribute food and juice the Village Champions provided along with wonderful " Days kits" full of hygiene items for the women. These were lovingly handmade by a group of Forest Hill women! Thank you, Ladies!
We are thankful that most of our day was spent in the shade! We ask for your prayers for our health, especially as one teammate has felt ill today, and that the Lord will establish our steps again tomorrow when we "plan" to do more village women's ministry.
Blessings and thank you to our church family and supporters,
Donna Elyea & the October Haiti team
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